Captain Hooks Pirate Cutlass Sword

Bought this sword a few years back for a pirate outfit. The rest of my outfit ended up looking like a cheap Halloween costume, but the sword was nice. It's got a nice heft to it, and the blade fits into the pommel nice & tight. The metal parts are that cheap cast pot metal, but what do you expect for $30? The scabbard is wooden with a thin pleather covering. The first time I wore mine to the ren-faire, the scabbard got scuffed up pretty good. I ended up wrapping the scuffed parts in a dark brown leather, and the end result was an even better-looking scabbard. The metal will probably hold an edge, but sharpening it would mess up the dark "damascus" patina on the blade. Then again, a well-done shiny edge would stand out and might be an improvement - just make sure you know what you're doing and don't end up with a messy-looking edge.

Handle busted off of mine. The "tang" is just a bolt tack welded onto the blade, unfortunately their welder wasn't very good. I was able to fix it after a quick trip to find a bolt long enough, and slender enough to fit into the handle (And then another trip to get a deep socket) Looks great, perfect asa wallhanger if the handle doesn't beak off.

OMG. The sword was bigger then life. I love it. Not sharp at all which was great.

The scabbard is a piece of junk, but I expected some not-so-great things for a $40 sword. The sword itself is pretty solid. I love the blacked blade and to my surprise the blade is sharp! In my experience with swords less than a $100, you tend to get a dulled or flat edge. I'll probably paint over the BUDK logo and Made in China on the bottom of the blade. Overall, I think the sword is going to work great for my D&D character I'm recreating for cosplay!

I like the details, faux leather feels good. Unsure how it will hold up though. Handle has a wire wrap over said faux leather. You won't notice it. As far as the blade, it is wiggly. But since this is a prop, I just shoved a zip tie in the hilt and cut it. Problem fixed. Blade has no scratches, but there is a ding in it from making it. Looks like they over hit it and couldn't fix it. But otherwise looks good. Overall I'll give it 3 stars. no dent would have been 4, if blade wasn't loose a 5. Reminder prop, it looks like it has an edge but it isn't sharp.

On the outside it really does look authentic but when i pulled it out it looks like someone took a block of iron and filed it down in the catalog the blade was true it looked like an actual authentic cutlass....the one I got did not I'll just leave this one its sheath from now on.
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